year 10 blogging – second posts

MACBETH BLOGGING

_There are two tasks you need to post on your blog.

Please ensure your blogs are also DECORATIVE – cut and paste images onto your posts , as they will help reinforce ideas about character and events.

1.     Questions

 

·         Act 1 Scene 5. What does Lady Macbeth say about her husband’s character?  Find two quotes and explain them.

·         Much of the play is about the nature of appearance and reality – what things appear to be on the surface.  Find four quotes in this act that explore this theme, and explain what they mean.

·         What is dramatic irony?  How is it portrayed at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 4?

·         Act 1 Scene 7

o   In the opening soliloquy, Macbeth offers a number of reasons why it is wrong to kill Duncan.  What are these reasons?  Use at least one quote in your answer.

·         Lady Macbeth uses powerful language in her attempts to deal with her husband’s wavering.

How does Lady Macbeth persuade her husband to go through with the plan?  Find at least 3 points and support them with quotes, ensuring you explain them.

o   What does this scene show about Lady Macbeth’s character?

 

2.     Body Count

~ by ksasaunders on July 30, 2008.